Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-010
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Charles W. Colson
Wednesday, November 17, 1971 · 8:10 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to connect him with special counsel Charles W. Colson. The brief exchange served as a request to facilitate a telephone communication between the President and his aide. No further policy or substantive matters were discussed during this short administrative interaction.
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NARA Description
On November 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 15-10
Date: November 17, 1971
Time: 8:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Charles W. ColsonAlso recorded on November 18, 1971
- 015-007 7:16 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:16 pm and 7:17 pm.
- 015-008 7:17 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:17 pm to 7:25 pm.
- 015-009 8:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:05 pm to 8:07 pm.
- 015-011 8:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:10 pm and 8:21 pm.
- 015-012 8:21 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:21 pm to 8:24 pm.
- 015-013 8:41 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:41 pm to 8:46 pm.
- 015-014 8:46 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:46 pm and 9:00 pm.
- 015-015 9:00 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 9:00 pm to 9:02 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 015-010, November 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-010 (accessed October 12, 2026).